I wasn't able to play it very much before work, but I was surprised how... low-quality the graphics seemed. The faces were okay, similar to Oblivion, but the running animation was more like gliding over the ground, and the general quality of the graphics - especially in the introductory cutscene - seemed really low-quality for an XBox 360 game. I was expecting something on the level of Mass Effect, but it looked more like the first KOTOR game.
At first, I felt as you did. Seemed sub-par to me. But after getting on the surface, things have begun to change. I'm starting to "get" the style they chose, and at times the graphics are fantastic. There is incredible detail throughout, but it's not evident at first glance. And during battles, as noted by Nate, there are many small details going on that normally get overlooked due to the action. Once you can accept the style they went for (which is clearly a departure from ME or Oblivion) things magically begin to look much better.
I would slave, to pave the way, to sink your ship of fools.
Dragon Age: Origins
- 02/11/2009 02:15:38 AM
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I am. First time I've actually purchased a collector's edition of a game.
- 02/11/2009 03:31:08 AM
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Looks great, but I'm in no rush. Too many good games to be played lately. *NM*
- 02/11/2009 03:39:21 AM
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Agreed, plus Modern Warfare 2 is out in like 8 days. *NM*
- 02/11/2009 07:21:15 AM
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Borderlands has me hooked, plus L4D2. I'm actually passing on MW2 now that they stiffed PC gamers. *NM*
- 02/11/2009 03:01:55 PM
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Heh, the game's already out in the various places one finds illegal files.
- 02/11/2009 10:00:55 PM
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Yeah, my friend with a hacked 360 got it a couple weeks ago. He likes it, but says the combat is meh
- 03/11/2009 05:00:21 PM
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I'm very excited, I'm currently waiting for it to arrive at my house. *NM*
- 03/11/2009 05:35:49 PM
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Anyone else surprised by the graphics?
- 04/11/2009 07:06:59 AM
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I think you're nuts.
- 04/11/2009 07:56:02 AM
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That has been the initial technical review of the different platforms...
- 04/11/2009 02:30:06 PM
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I have as well. None criticized, but all said the graphics were very average. *NM*
- 04/11/2009 04:31:26 PM
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I think it's more the style
- 04/11/2009 04:07:01 PM
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The 360 has the worst graphics.
- 10/11/2009 12:15:55 AM
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re: camera
- 10/11/2009 06:31:17 PM
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A question...
- 16/11/2009 06:31:39 PM
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(no spoilers)